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Climate crash : abrupt climate change and what it means for our future /

by Cox, John D.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Washington, DC J. Henry c2005Description: vii, 215 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0309093120.Subject(s): | Climate -- Environmental aspectsOnline resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Introduction -- Eismitte -- Younger Dryas -- Bedrock -- Romancing the ice -- "Nine and sixty ways" -- Instabilities -- Convergence -- Moments of truth -- Sedimentations -- Nonlinearities -- Holocene -- Surprises.
Summary: Argues that the earth is likely to go through a severe climate change in the near future, explains how that climate shift will impact modern life, and describes how the planet has been affected by climate shifts in the past.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index.

Introduction -- Eismitte -- Younger Dryas -- Bedrock -- Romancing the ice -- "Nine and sixty ways" -- Instabilities -- Convergence -- Moments of truth -- Sedimentations -- Nonlinearities -- Holocene -- Surprises.

Booklist starred, May 2005

Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), September 2005

Argues that the earth is likely to go through a severe climate change in the near future, explains how that climate shift will impact modern life, and describes how the planet has been affected by climate shifts in the past.

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